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One of WordPress' primary strengths is that it's extensible and does not do anything big by default. One of its weaknesses is that its so easy to use. No diffic
by geocrasher 5y ago
One of WordPress' primary strengths is that it's extensible and does not do anything big by default. One of its weaknesses is that its so easy to use. No difficult configuration is necessary and most web hosts have an auto-installer for it that configures it with default settings. The web host I work for does have a plugin that fixes a lot of these things (caching, wp-cron, basic security issues, etc) but it's not a panacea. There just isn't one.
- TchoBeer 5y agoEase of use is a weakness?
- maweki 5y agoI think they meant that not having to think about anything makes people not think about anything.
- geocrasher 5y agoTechnologically speaking, yes. The default configuration works but there are problems when the site becomes busier that show up. For example: WordPress has its own scheduler called wp-cron.php. Part of the ease of setup is that you don't need to create a cron job. It will just run wp-cron.php every time there is a page load. While that makes it very convenient it doesn't scale well and so when a site becomes busy it starts to fall over. So in that sense it's ease of use is also a downfall at times.